Phoebe: Take a look at this. This is the new face of evil. (She shows Piper a newspaper.) His name is John Normand. He owns the phone company, and he's been stealing from us for months. Doesn't that just make you angry?

Piper: Not really.

Phoebe: Wait, he's been stealing from us, and he's probably gonna get away with it due to some loophole or something.

(Piper puts Chris down on the change table.)

Piper: Phoebe, I'm a little more worried about the actual demons in the world, you know, the ones we almost got rid of.

Phoebe: Yeah, there's nothing we can do about them. We tried to save the world, it didn't work. The demons are gonna attack when they're gonna attack.

Piper: And when they do, we're just gonna be right back to the same old... (Piper takes off Chris' diaper.) Wow!

Phoebe: Whoa! You're not kidding. Wow!

Piper: Okeydokey. (Piper puts a new diaper on Chris.) Speaking of which, could you do me a favour and watch the boys tonight? I need Leo to help me set up at P3, and apparently my manager is busy proposing.

Phoebe: Yeah, sure, of course. It's not like anyone's proposing to me, or like anyone's sending me flowers or reciting me poetry. So much for the little girl I saw in my vision.

Piper: Well, Phoebe, just because the Avatars are gone doesn't mean that you won't still find love.

Phoebe: Easy for you to say. You have Leo.

Piper: Yeah, but do I really? It's only a matter of time before the Elders punish him for becoming an Avatar, which they practically drove him to anyway with Gideon and everything.

Phoebe: They made Kyle a Whitelighter, and that's good, right?

Piper: Yeah, but it took him away from Paige. And believe me, they got their cosmic jollies off that one.

Phoebe: Where is Paige?

Piper: At Magic School, where else? Why?

Phoebe: Just worried about her, that's all.

[Scene: Magic School. Paige and Miss Donovan are there.]

Paige: It really is another great application.

Miss Donovan: A muse? No, no, no, no. You can't hire her as the next literature professor. She'll inspire them to write novels instead of reading them.

Paige: Oh, that's a good point. I hadn't thought of that.

Miss Donovan: Well, I did. And that's why you should hire me.

Paige: What? You want to be a teacher?

Miss Donovan: Well, isn't it time I moved up? Besides, I had a great rapport with the last literature professor.

Paige: You hated that little gnome, arguing with him five minutes before he was killed.

Miss Donovan: Well, that was our way. Besides, if the truth were told, he'd want me to have the job. I'm very well-read.

Paige: It takes more than that, though. It takes being able to really connect with the students.

Miss Donovan: I can do that. In fact, I've got some tricks you don't even know about.

(Miss Donovan suddenly disappears and she sits up on the couch near by.)

Paige: Did you astral project?

Miss Donovan: Mrs. Winterbourne taught me before she went on sabbatical. Don't worry, I'll get used to it. Trust me. I am the best candidate for this job.

(The hear a motorbike.)

Paige: What the hell...

(A guy on a motorbike suddenly appears and he skids across the floor and slams into a table.)

Drake: That's gonna leave a mark. Sorry about the table.

Paige: Are you okay?

(He turns off the motorbike.)

Miss Donovan: Who are you?

Drake: I'm the new teacher.

Opening Credits

[Scene: Magic School. Continued from before.]

Miss Donovan: You ride in here and nearly kill us, and now you want to teach here?

Drake: If I wanted to teach parallel parking, you might have a point, but I'm here for literature.

Miss Donovan: And what do you know about literature?

Drake: Plenty. (He clicks his fingers and a sheet of paper appears in his hand.) My resume.

(He hands it to Paige.)

Paige: Drake. Huh. Well, maybe you should have sent this in so you didn't waste your time.

Drake: Oh, I never waste my time. For life is but a walking shadow, the poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale...

Miss Donovan: Tale told...

Drake: Take it, sister.

Miss Donovan: By an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying...

Drake: Nothing.

Paige: You two are not gonna make this easy for me.

Drake: Come on, what are you talking about? No contest. It's right there on the resume. I studied at Juilliard, performed on Broadway, and I was penning a memoir that I intend to finish on my deathbed.

Miss Donovan: Oh, I look forward to reading that.

Drake: Well, thank you very much.

Paige: Why aren't any of these credits more than a year long?

Drake: Simple really. Before that I was a demon.

Miss Donovan: What? A demon?

Drake: Was a demon. Now human.

Paige: Okay, and how exactly did that happen?

Drake: Personally, I hate exposition, but if... All right. Fifty weeks ago I made a deal, the Sorcerer made me human.

Paige: Just like that?

Drake: There were a few minor stipulations. First of all, I get to keep my powers, and if I use them in any offensive manner, he gets them, and I burn for all eternity.

Miss Donovan: What are you waiting for? Vanquish him!

Drake: Vanq... Lady. Vanquish. I just want a chance to make up for my demon days. If you don't believe me, research me, look into my history. I've got almost nothing to hide.

Miss Donovan: We'll see about that.

Paige: Miss Donovan, where are you going?

Miss Donovan: To prove that he's dangerous.

(Miss Donovan leaves the room.)

Drake: If that is safety, then I am dangerous. Boy, is she gonna be sorry when I get the job.

Paige: Not so fast, Mr. Pompadour Motorcycle Guy. I don't know what to make of you.

Leo: Staple gun? Since when do you staple decorations? Don't you want everything to be perfect?

Piper: What's the point? It's all gonna be torn down tomorrow anyway.

Leo: The point is not to worry about what's gonna happen tomorrow. The point is to stop and enjoy Valentine's Day.

Piper: Well, some people can't forget. Some people would rather see the rips and the flaws so that they're not totally devastated when they're all torn down suddenly tomorrow.

Leo: We're not talking about decorations anymore, are we?

Piper: Look, Leo, I'm sorry, but I can't just stand here and pretend like everything is not falling apart again. We both know the Elders are not gonna be easy on you.

Leo: When you change the world, you gotta expect consequences.

Piper: Says who? The Elders brought this on themselves. It's just as much their fault as it is ours, maybe even more so.

Leo: Well, I'm the one that chose to become an Avatar. I betrayed them.

Piper: Because they drove you to it, with Gideon, what he did to Chris and what he tried to do to Wyatt.

Leo: I don't think they'll see it that way.

Piper: You need to make them see it that way, or else this may be the last Valentine's Day we spend together.

[Scene: Underworld. Cave. A Sorcerer and a bounty hunter are there.]

Sorcerer: Your leads are worthless, bounty hunter!

Bounty Hunter: I'm not the one who lost Drake in the first place. That was you, Sorcerer.

Sorcerer: Well, I never dreamt I'd need to keep tabs on him. By now, I thought he would have used his powers for sure.

Bounty Hunter: And yet he hasn't.

Sorcerer: He's stronger than I thought, which is why you must find him so I can force him to give in to temptation.

Bounty Hunter: But we are running out of time.

Sorcerer: In more ways than one, Mr. Rathbone. Zankou is moving in to take over the Underworld. If I expect to stop him and to seize the throne for myself, I must have Drake's powers! I'll double the bounty, but find him.

(Three demons walk in. Two of the demons are holding onto Miss Donovan and she is struggling to get away.)

Demon: Sir, excuse me, sir. We have a new lead.

Bounty Hunter: A woman? You call that a lead?

Demon: We caught her in the Underworld asking about Drake. She may know where he is.

Sorcerer: Ah, is that so?

Miss Donovan: I don't know anything. Let me go!

(The Sorcerer holds up a knife.)

Sorcerer: Think harder, my dear.

[Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Phoebe, Wyatt and Chris are there. Phoebe is on the phone.]

Phoebe: No, you can not put me on hold again. When are you gonna send me a refund for my phone bill? What do you mean, never? Look, this is... You know what? Forget it. I have call waiting anyway, which you're probably overcharging me for, right? (She presses a button.) Hello?

Darryl: Hey, Phoebe, it's Darryl.

Phoebe: Darryl, shouldn't you be out arresting that thief John Normand? Did you read the paper today? It says that...

Darryl: We got bigger things to worry about. Sheridan's back.

Phoebe: What? Oh, no. Any more good news?

Darryl: Your friend Brody came to visit me last night and told me that he brought her out of the coma. Didn't you say he died?

Phoebe: Yeah, well, I never said it stuck. He became a Whitelighter.

Darryl: The point is he did some mumbo jumbo on her where she doesn't remember anything that happened.

Phoebe: Well, does she remember us?

Darryl: I don't know yet. He told me to tell her that they went on some undercover mission and that he died and she wound up in a coma. Just how long do you expect her to buy that?

Phoebe: I don't know. But as long as we don't trigger her memory, we should be fine.

Darryl: What do you mean, trigger?

Phoebe: Her memory could come back is she's reminded of us. You have to keep her away from us.

Paige's Voice: Phoebe, I need you upstairs.

Phoebe: Okay. Coming! Darryl, I'm sorry, I gotta go. You'll have to deal with this like the rest of us.

(Phoebe hangs up.)

[Cut to the Police Station.]

Darryl: Phoebe...

(Darryl turns around and Sheridan is standing there.)

Sheridan: Phoebe. Do I know her?

Darryl: I don't know. Do you?

[Cut to the Manor. Attic. Paige is there with Drake. She is flipping through the Book of Shadows.]

Drake: See? Right there. You have nothing to fear.

Paige: What are you talking about? It says that you have the power to fire a thermal blast that can knock out ten demons at a time.

Drake: Yeah, but I told you. If I use them, then the Sorcerer gets them, and that would be bad. It also says that I can be vanquished by the Power of Three. Hello. See? Right there. (He touches the Book.) What?

Paige: You touched it.

Drake: What?

Paige: You touched the Book.

Drake: Oh my god, so I did. I guess that means I'm good.

(He touches the Book again.)

Paige: Stop it. Maybe it does, and maybe it doesn't. The Book has been tricked before. So have we. Just recently, as a matter of fact.

Drake: All right, then, that explains it. So what did this mistake cost you? A colleague? A friend? A lover?

Paige: Actually, all of the above.

Drake: No wonder you're so indecisive.

Paige: I'm not indecisive. You think I'm indecisive?

Drake: Paige, making mistakes is what makes us human.

(Phoebe walks in.)

Phoebe: Hey, sorry. I put the boys down for a nap. Who are you?

Drake: Hi.

Phoebe: Hi.

Paige: Drake, Phoebe. Phoebe, Drake. Yeah. He's an ex-demon.

Phoebe: What? Excuse me?

Drake: I thought you guys had lots of experience with demons who were human. You married one, didn't you?

Phoebe: Yes, and divorced. How did you know that?

Drake: Gossip around the office cauldron. Anyway, the point is, girls, you don't know what it's like to be judged simply by the way you were born. (He clicks his fingers and suddenly he's wearing a French costume.) (in French accent) Look well at me and tell me with what hope this vile protuberance can inspire my heart?

(Phoebe laughs.)

Paige: He's very dramatic.

Phoebe: I see that. I don't know why Cyrano's here but he should probably leave because we have our own problems.

Drake: But, my dear Roxanne, feel'st thou my soul, here?

Phoebe: You know, then again, I don't have a date for Valentine's Day. He's kinda hot.

Paige: He's hot until you figure out how many people he's killed.

Drake: Wait a minute. I never killed anyone. (He clicks his fingers and returns to his normal clothes.) Except demons. Killed plenty of them.

Phoebe: Join the club. It sucks, doesn't it?

Paige: You're telling me in your whole demonic career, you have not killed one innocent?

Drake: That's because since the day I was hatched, I've been reading books, and they taught me about feelings, human feelings, love, sadness, death. Since then I could never harm an innocent. I always found a way around doing that.

Paige: (to Phoebe) What do you think?

Phoebe: I kind of believe him. You?

Paige: I don't know. I'm gonna ask Piper.

Drake: Come on, Paige, tell her I'm the right man for the job.

Phoebe: Job? What job?

Paige: Fill her in. I'll be back.

(Paige orbs out.)

Drake: So you like Gene Kelly movies?

Phoebe: Love 'em. Why?

[Scene: On top of Golden Gate Bridge. Leo is waiting there. Two Elders orb in.]

Leo: Thanks for coming.

Sandra: Of course. After all that's happened, it's the least we could do.

Paige: Maybe you're right. Drake, I'm really sorry. It's just not a real feasible thing for you to do. It could cause too many problems.

Drake: Oh, no, you're making a terrible mistake. As an ex-demon, I can get through to these kids, I can keep them from going down the path of evil. Phoebe, talk to them, make them see reason.

Phoebe: I can't. Look, I appreciate what you're trying to do, but it just... it's not really practical. I'm sorry.

Drake: This is all wrong. The problem here isn't me. It's you three. You're shaken by the core by what's happened with the Avatars. (to Paige) You, you just lost faith in yourself, (to Phoebe) and you, you've been disheartened by the fight. (to Piper) And you, sweetheart, are just plain mean.

(Piper laughs.)

Piper: Watch it.

(Paige giggles.)

Drake: You're mean because you closed down your heart. You're petrified it's gonna get broken again, aren't you? You know, there's only one man I know who can solve all of these problems. (He clicks his fingers and Piper and Paige are suddenly dressed in leather, Phoebe is dressed in a white gown with long red hair, and Drake is dressed as Robin Hood.) Well, come on, Robin Hood.

Paige: You, I'm gonna hire you just so I can fire you.

Piper: Do we look merry to you?

Drake: Well, perhaps you should see the world as Robin Hood would have. He believed in himself, also loved the thrill of the fight. And despite the threat of imminent death, he found love with his dear Maid Marian.

(He kisses Phoebe's hand.)

Phoebe: That's very sweet. Isn't that... You should probably change us back.

Drake: Very well.

(Drake clicks his fingers and they change back to their normal clothes.)

Piper: Kitchen, now, let's go.

(The girls head for the kitchen.)

Phoebe: (to Drake) You just give me one second.

(The Sorcerer shimmers in behind Drake.)

Drake: I thought they'd never leave.

[Cut to the kitchen.]

Phoebe: Vanquish him? Are you sure?

Piper: Well, if he doesn't leave, we don't have a choice.

Phoebe: But his heart is in the right place.

[Cut back to the parlor.]

Sorcerer: Now, let's see those powers, demon.

[Cut to the kitchen.]

Paige: On the other hand, he still has his demonic powers.

Piper: Hi, waffle much?

(They hear a crash from the other room.)

[Cut to the parlor. Drake falls to the floor. The Sorcerer is standing over him with his arms outstretched. Drake is glowing red.]

Sorcerer: "Darkness within cannot be undone. Embrace your true self."

(Piper, Phoebe and Paige run in.)

Piper: Here we go again.

(Piper tries to blow him up and he flies across the room and hits the wall.)

Drake: Stand and deliver! (He aims for an apple but the arrow misses and hits a pillow.) Excellent. (He reaches for another arrow. Piper walks in.) John will be no match for me.

Piper: Robin, you missed. And if you put a hole in my wall, you'll have me to answer to, not some prince.

Drake: My apologies, my good woman, but my aim must be true if I am to right John's wrongs.

Piper: Right. Just be careful. (Piper walks into the conservatory where Phoebe and Paige are sitting at a table. Phoebe is flipping through the Book of Shadows.) Please tell me you found a way to fix Robin in there.

Phoebe: No, just tell him where John Normand is. That's all he wants to know.

Office Manager: Headquarters, financial district.

Phoebe: Great, we'll find it. Come on.

Office Manager: Just don't tell him I sent you.

(Phoebe leaves.)

Drake: Good people of Sherwood, the prince has abused his power for far too long. He lives in riches while you live in squalor.

Man #2: Yeah!

Drake: It is high time we take back that which was stolen from you. All of those who wish to join my fight, you follow me!

Everyone: Yeah!

[Cut to outside. A security guard is standing near a Armored Services truck holding up a gun. Suddenly an arrow flies through the air and knocks the gun out of his hand. Drake walks out of the building pointing the bow and arrow.]

Drake: Stand down if you know what's good for you.

(Drake goes over to the Armored Services truck. Phoebe walks out of the building.)

Phoebe: Hey! What are you doing?

Drake: Marian, you're just in time. To the end of Prince John's tyranny!

(He grabs some money out of the truck and throws it into the air. Everyone runs to try catch it.)

Phoebe: You can't do this!

Drake: Look what the prince has done to these people. How can you turn a blind eye to that? Or has your heart really grown that cold? Fill your hearts and fill your bellies!

[Scene: Underworld. Cave. Miss Donovan is shackled to the wall. Her astral projected self is trying to unlock the shackles. The Sorcerer stands behind her, watching.]

Miss Donovan: Oh, please. Please...

Sorcerer: So you can astral project. That could come in very handy later. (He pokes her and she astral projects back into her body.) Morning, sunshine.

Miss Donovan: What do you want with me?

Sorcerer: I'm afraid I couldn't bring the demon out of Drake as I'd planned. I was interrupted by the Charmed Ones.

Miss Donovan: Then they'll probably come for you.

Sorcerer: Which is why I need you to serve as a distraction when the time is right.

Miss Donovan: Oh, why did I ever come down here? I should have stayed in the library.

Sorcerer: The library? Well, then you are indeed a prize.

Miss Donovan: Why? What do you mean?

Sorcerer: The witches' interference made my spell go awry. Drake is unstable now, and I need to use this to my advantage. So tell me... what do you know about Robin Hood?

[Scene: Manor. Kitchen. Piper is making a potion and on the phone.]

Piper: No, Phoebe, you can't take him to John Normand's office. That is a very bad idea. You have to bring him back here. I said you have to bring him back here! Phoebe. Phoebe! Damn it. (She hangs up. Leo walks in.) Do I really need this today? Or ever?

Leo: Relax. You can handle it.

Piper: This coming from the man who refuses to help.

Leo: I told you, I'm afraid that I'm gonna piss off the Elders, and they can recycle me, Piper. You don't want that, do you?

Piper: No, of course not. But it's just, we were this close to a life without Elders, without demons, without freaking Robin Hood running through the streets, threatening to expose us.

Leo: I know, but this is the life that we have now, and have to make the best out of it, okay? So relax, you can handle it, just like you've done before.

Piper: Thank you, and don't remind me.

(Paige orbs in.)

Paige: Have you guys seen the news?

Piper: No. Weren't you at Magic School?

Paige: Yeah! We have satellite.

(Paige turns on the TV in the kitchen.)

News Reporter: He apparently threw the stolen cash into the crowd, inciting a near riot. Police have launched a search for the man who bystanders described as a modern-day Robin Hood.

(Paige turns off the TV.)

Piper: Still think I can handle this one?

Leo: Just like the good old days.

Piper: Bite your tongue.

Paige: Okay, you know what? I should go warn Darryl. Because the cops have no idea what they're up against.

Piper: No, no, no. Wait. I need you to write a vanquishing spell.

Paige: Why? You have the potion.

Piper: Not for the Sorcerer, for Drake.

Paige: For Drake? Really?

Piper: We need to be able to stop him. And this may be the only way. Leo, can you warn Darryl?

Leo: What about the Elders?

Piper: Oh, for God's sake. I don't think they'll strike you down for making a phone call.

Leo: Right.

Paige: You know what? I found a spell at Magic School and it should be able to summon the Sorcerer. That way we don't have to vanquish Drake.

Piper: You mean Miss Donovan found it?

Paige: No. I found it. Come to think of it, I haven't actually seen Miss Donovan in a little while. Look, anyway, the point is, with my spell, we can summon the Sorcerer. With your potion we can vanquish him and that kind of fixes the whole Drake thing, yeah?

[Scene: Manor. Attic. Piper and Paige are sitting around a table. There are five lit candles on the table.]

Paige: "Sorcerer of darkness, demon of fright, I call you now into my sight." (Nothing happens.) Maybe I can just try it again.

Piper: No, Paige, you've tried three times. It's not working. He must be protecting himself somehow.

Paige: I could have copied it down wrong.

Piper: Paige, it's not your first day as a witch. It's just... We're running out of options. You saw the news. I think it's time we go to plan B.

Paige: I think getting rid of him would be a big mistake.

Piper: So would letting an innocent die. Look, if you're not gonna trust yourself, at least trust me because it's certainly not my first day.

(Miss Donovan astral projects in.)

Miss Donovan: Paige.

Paige: Miss Donovan! Why are you astral projecting?

Miss Donovan: Later. I don't have time. The Sorcerer took me prisoner.

Piper: What?

Miss Donovan: I swear, I was just trying to check out Drake. It turns out he's not so bad. It was the Sorcerer that I should have been worried about.

Paige: It's okay, we know all about it. Don't panic. Now that we know where you are, we can scry for you and get you out of there and just vanquish him.

Miss Donovan: Oh, thank you. Now I gotta go.

(She astral projects out.)

Piper: Looks like Drake just got a reprieve.

[Cut to the Underworld. Cave. The Sorcerer is watching the attic through a crystal ball.]

Sorcerer: Well played, my dear.

Miss Donovan: I wish I could have told them what you were planning.

Sorcerer: If you had, you'd be dead by now. At least now, you'll live a touch longer than the Charmed Ones will. You see, thanks to your message, they're not focused on saving you. Too bad my lair is protected against summoning and scrying.

Miss Donovan: It won't take them long to figure it out.

Sorcerer: But by then I'll have Drake's powers.

Miss Donovan: How can you be so sure?

Sorcerer: Well, you see, once a demon, always a demon. I just need to remind Drake of that, by casting a spell on Prince John.

[Scene: John Normand's Office. John is writing out checks.]

John: Come on, you cannot expect me to write all these checks.

(Phoebe comes in. Drake points his bow and arrow at her.)

Phoebe: Oh, Robin, don't shoot! It's me, your Marian.

Drake: Milady, how did you elude the sheriff?

Phoebe: Oh, me and the sheriff go way back. Now listen. Don't you think it's time we let the prince go? I'm sure he's learned his lesson by now, haven't you, John?

John: Oh, oh, yeah. I'm... I'm heartbroken here, man. I didn't realise what I was doing to those poor people. Thank you, Robin. You have really shown me the error of my ways. I swear, I am going to change.

Phoebe: Well, if you can't trust him, then trust me. Look, today you reminded me what it's like to do good, to make a difference and to help people. Now let me help you. Come with me, before you do something you'll regret.

Drake: Sorry.

(John briefly glows red.)

John: Oh, I cannot believe that you actually fell for that.

Drake: What?

John: Oh, really. Do you think I give a rat's ass about some poor schmo who's too stupid to know he's been suckered? There's no way in hell I'm giving this money back.

Leo: I don't think Darryl can hold off the cops any longer. You're running out of time.

Piper: What would you like me to do? The crystal's not dropping.

Paige: This isn't right. We're being played.

Piper: Come on, Paige, you're not gonna do any of us any good by waffling now.

Paige: I'm not waffling. Look. Fine, I admit, okay. I've been out of it since the whole thing with the Avatars and with Kyle. But I can't keep beating myself up over the mistakes that we've made. I have to move on. I think we all do.

Piper: I'm not sure it's that easy.

Paige: Maybe not but I have to try, right? Drake said that I have to start trusting my instincts again. Otherwise, I'm not gonna be able to help him or Miss Donovan or anybody.

Leo: So what are your instincts telling you?

Paige: That Miss Donovan's just a distraction. Otherwise, we would have found her by now.

Piper: Okay, say you're right. So you think the Sorcerer is after Drake?

Paige: He wants his powers, doesn't he? Drake's bound to use those at some point or another.

[Scene: John Normand's Office. Drake has his bow and arrow pointed at John.]

Drake: You will give the money back.

John: Or what? You're gonna shoot me with an arrow? Come on. I'm evil. You can do better than that.

(Drake throws fireballs at John and he is knocked through the window. John grabs onto the window sill and hangs onto it from the outside of the building.)

Darryl: (from the street) My god.

John: Help me, please.

(Phoebe grabs John's arm and tries to pull him up.)

Phoebe: I gotcha. I gotcha.

(Drake turns back to his normal self. The Sorcerer appears in the chair.)

Sorcerer: Hello.

[Cut to the manor. Conservatory. Leo sees the news on the TV.]

Leo: Looks like your instincts were right.

News Reporter: (on TV) We believe that John Normand is being hurled out of that window by some...

Paige: Just wish I trusted them sooner.

[Cut to John Normand's Office.]

Sorcerer: A deal is a deal. (The Sorcerer holds out his hands and Drake glows red. The Sorcerer absorbs Drake's powers.) You, off to purgatory, my boy. (Drake is engulfed in flames. Piper and Paige orb in. Drake disappears.) Well, what are you waiting for? Come and get me.

(He shimmers out.)

[Scene: Manor. Conservatory. Leo is there with Wyatt and Chris.]

News Reporter: (on TV) This was the scene of chaos, just minutes ago when the man known as Robin Hood detonated what appears to have been a homemade bomb. Fortunately, billionaire John Normand escaped injury with the aide of local advice columnist Phoebe Halliwell.

(Piper, Phoebe and Paige orb in.)

Phoebe: Piper, we don't have a choice. We have to go after the Sorcerer.

Piper: I realise that, but he knows we're coming. He'll set a trap for us.

Leo: What happened? The news said Drake was missing.

Paige: No, actually, we lost him.

Phoebe: But if we vanquish the Sorcerer, we should be able to reverse the magic and get Drake out of purgatory.

Paige: Well, if we can use the vanquishing spell I wrote to get rid of Drake, then it should work on getting rid of the Sorcerer.

Piper: How can you be sure it'll work?

Paige: I trust my gut. Helped us find the Sorcerer, right?

Phoebe: And it was right about Drake. He is an innocent. We have to save him, otherwise everything he's done will have been for naught.

Piper: For naught?

Phoebe: The point is is we have to save Drake.

Piper: I don't know, I think Drake's caused enough trouble for one day.

[Scene: Underworld. The Sorcerer's Lair. The Sorcerer and Miss Donovan are there.]

Sorcerer: It won't be long now. I've lowered the cave's protections, which means the Charmed Ones are on their way.

Miss Donovan: To vanquish you, I'm sure.

Sorcerer: Oh, I'm sure they'll try. But we're on my turf now. And they'll be no match for my new powers.

(Another Miss Donovan appears in the room.)

Miss Donovan #2: I'm not so sure about that.

Sorcerer: Well, well, well. I'll give you this much. You're getting better at that. You don't even need to be asleep anymore.

Miss Donovan: I'm a fast learner.

Miss Donovan #2: Me too.

Sorcerer: Well, that's wonderful, but I don't think I have time for this right now.

(A third Miss Donovan astral projects in the room.)

Miss Donovan #3: You should make time.

Sorcerer: What the hell?

Miss Donovan #3: Because you never know...

(Another Miss Donovan appears in the room.)

Miss Donovan #4: It's true. You never know when your time is up.

Sorcerer: The Charmed Ones.

Miss Donovan #4: "Evil blast we cannot use."

(The three extra Miss Donovan's change into Piper, Phoebe and Paige.)

Piper, Phoebe, Paige: "The power of three now lights the fuse."

(The Sorcerer is engulfed in flames. He screams and disappears.)

Piper: Nicely done.

Paige: What about Drake?

(Drake appears.)

Drake: Ow, that's hot! That's not gonna...

Phoebe: Drake.

Drake: You saved me?

Phoebe: Of course. What would you expect from Maid Marian?

Paige: And your Merry Men.

Piper: Women.

Miss Donovan: Excuse me? Do you mind?

(Paige goes over to Miss Donovan.)

Phoebe: That was interesting, huh?

Piper: I guess. I just can't believe we're back in the Underworld, back vanquishing demons again.

(Paige is having trouble getting the chains off Miss Donovan.)

Drake: I don't know. After all, it is pretty romantic, isn't it?

Piper: You've gotta be kidding.

Drake: No, not at all. (Drake clicks his fingers and Miss Donovan is freed from the chains.) Most of the world's greatest lovers were brought together during a time of epic conflict. Most of them were doomed, but they did find the romance in it. So why can't you?

[Scene: Police Station. Darryl and Sheridan are there. Sheridan is looking at the front page of the paper. It reads "Ask Phoebe A Hero".]

Sheridan: Hey. Thought you might want to see this.

Darryl: A hero. Now, aren't you glad you didn't arrest her?

Sheridan: Oh, I don't know. She didn't help us get the guy.

Darryl: She didn't promise to. She promised to help.

Sheridan: Yeah, but still, don't you think it's just a little weird? I mean, she goes inside, the perp gets away, but yet there's no trail to follow, no leads. I mean, it's almost as though he just disappeared.

Darryl: We'll get him. Good night, Sheridan.

[Scene: Magic School. Paige walks into the library. Drake is there wearing suit.]

Paige: Oh, you look great in all your teacher-ness.

Drake: Oh, that little old thing?

Paige: Okay, well, I've brought you your class schedule and your student roster. And I have assigned you a TA. Miss Donovan.

Drake: She's not sore for being passed over?

Paige: She got freaked out by what happened. She did want to run back to the library, but I've talked her into helping you out in the class.

Drake: I guess it's all for the best. Someone's gotta take over.

Paige: What, are you planning on being absent a lot?

Drake: In case it doesn't work out. We agreed it would be temporary at first. You may change your mind in a couple of weeks. I may need to move on.

Paige: I will not change my mind, trust me. Anybody who can get though the thick skulls of my lovely sisters and I can definitely get though to those kids.

Drake: Even though I'm a little crazy?

Paige: Because you are a lot crazy. No, look, Magic School's protected. It's okay. Give it your best shot.

(Phoebe walks in.)

Phoebe: Hey.

Drake: Hey.

Phoebe: I just came by to see the new professor.

Paige: All right, well, I promised Piper and Leo that I'd babysit for them tonight. They're going out celebrating Valentine's Day.

Phoebe: So I thought you'd like to see tomorrow's newspaper. (She hands him the paper.) Looks like Prince John is gonna give back everything he stole. Guess he just needed to be reminded of his mortality.

Drake: Works every time. Phoebe, there's something I have to tell you. The deal I made that made me human, that only lasts a year. At the end of it, I gotta die.

(Phoebe giggles.)

Phoebe: What...? Are you kidding?

Drake: No. Uh-uh. But listen, it was well worth the sacrifice. Now all I want to do is pass on what I've learned about literature, about life and about love.